Wonderful world of whiskers

Morne de Klerk, Getty Images09.05.2010

Contestants in the female beard competition pose for a photo with their beards during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.

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Kustas Tiivas poses with his beard and trophy after winning the best beard competition during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Ed Davis poses with his beard during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Patrons enjoy the live music during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Performer Adam Page grooms his beard before his performance during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Contestants line up to compete in the Best Beard Competition during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Roo and Darren sit at the bar with their beards during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Facey McStubblington, Johann Beardraven and Nathaniel Beard of the band The Beards pose with their beards during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Liam 'Rasta' Dorney performs during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Kustas Tiivas is announced as the winner of the best beard competition during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Performer Adam Page performs during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Performer Adam Page performs during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Trevor Horton poses with his beard during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Johann Beardraven of the band The Beards perform during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Facey McStubblington, Johann Beardraven and Nathaniel Beard of the band The Beards pose with their beards during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Cam Fielder is annouced as the winner of the female beard competition during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Liam 'Rasta' Dorney poses with his beard during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Greame Drewett poses with his beard during World Beard Day celebrations at The Gov on Sept. 4 in Adelaide, Australia. The light-hearted annual event brings together bearded Australians to enjoy a beard competition and live performances by bearded bands.Morne de Klerk
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Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara's scruffy, unkept beard, along with his signature beret, have perhaps made him one of the most recognizable faces of the last century.Files
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Whether his beard is kept close to the skn or braided and adorned with beads in what is now simply called "The Sparrow", Johnny Depp has managed to keep his whiskers for an outstanding number of his movie roles.Dave Hogan
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Joaquin Phoneix is an example of when beards go bad. He sported the bushy facial hair while filming his recent mockumentary last year but has since gone back to the shaved and suave Phoenix women fell in love with during the Gladiator.Michael Loccisano
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You know you're beard is a hit when it gets its own Twitter following. Conan O'Brien grew his ginger whiskers out after his fallout with NBC.Jason Payne
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Jack Black sometimes looks like the sort of bearded fellow who has bits of his lunch leftover in his chin. But the actor-comedian is quite the beard-grooming connoisseur, so much so that he has a line of beard- and skin-related products.Michael Buckner
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Bob Marley's dreaded locks and beard were part of the Rastafari movement's belief in Leviticus 21:5 that "They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh."Files
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There is no ZZ Top without beards. The incredibly long and voluminous beards of ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill are famous around the world, and let's not forget their whisker-free drummer: Frank Beard.Nick Procaylo
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Brad Pitt could pretty much do anything with his facial hair — mutton chops included — and women willl still love him. Although the braided thing he was rocking earlier this year was pushing the limits.Fergus McDonald
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Can anyone remember when George Lucas didn't sport a beard? The Star Wars creator began with an earnest goatee in the late '60s and the whiskers have continued to grow healthily, along with his bank account, ever since.Evan Agostini
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There is no chin behind Chuck Norris's beard, there's a fist.Handout
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